Riis, author of Frank Loesser "Unpacks issues of power and cultural authenticity in the white-controlled jubilee industry and within blackface minstrelsy performances, including Uncle Tom and plantation shows. One of the especially distinctive features of Graham's approach is its careful consideration of musical elements and how they figure in defining objects under study."-Thomas L. "Music historians will find Spirituals and the Birth of a Black Entertainment Industry fascinating because instead of rehashing the already well-researched lyric import of the spirituals, Graham looks at the art form as the spark that ignited an entertainment industry." -ARSC Journal "A detailed and valuable genealogy of the spiritual." -The Journal of Southern History "A detailed, cogent, and fascinating history of the popularization of Negro spirituals thoroughly documented and covers a truly vast range of information.
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